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The Annanacks

The Annanacks

| 29 min

This short documentary depicts the formation in 1959 of the first successful co-operative in an Inuit community in Northern Québec. The film describes how, with other Inuit of the George River community, the Annanacks formed a joint venture that included a sawmill, a fish-freezing plant and a small boat-building industry.

Please note that this is an archival film that makes use of the word “Eskimo,” an outdated and offensive term. While the origin of the word is a matter of some contention, it is no longer used in Canada. The term was formally rejected by the Inuit Circumpolar Council in 1980 and has subsequently not been in use at the NFB for decades. This film is therefore a time-capsule of a bygone era, presented in its original version. The NFB apologizes for the offence caused.


Credits
  • participant
    George Annanack
    Stanley Annanack
  • translator
    George Koneac
  • writer
    Donald Snowden
  • commentator
    Lloyd Bochner
  • camera
    Stanley Brede
    Christopher Chapman
  • music
    Larry Crosley
  • sound editing
    John Knight
  • sound
    Tony Betts
    David Cochrane
  • producer
    René Bonnière
  • director
    René Bonnière

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